P.O. Box 12520 319 W Broad Street 1708GALLERY Richmond VA 23241 www.1708gallery.org A NON PROFIT SPACE FOR NEW ART P. 804.643.1708 F. 804.643.7839 GALLERY HOURS T-F 11-5 SAT 11-4
November 21, 2017 CONTACT: Emily Smith, Executive Director FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 804.643.1708 or [email protected] Monster Drawing Rally Saturday, December 9, 2017
The 8th annual Monster Drawing Rally, featuring over 60 local artists, is a live art-making event that raises funds for 1708 Gallery’s exhibitions and programs. The event consists of 3 one-hour shifts with 20+ artists working simultaneously each hour. Once an artist completes a drawing, it is hung on the wall for viewing. Visitors may purchase completed works of art for $65 each. All funds from drawings sold during the event are a donation to 1708 Gallery.
$5 Admission. Kids are free!
The 2017 Monster Drawing Rally image is by Sayaka Suzuki.
For more information, visit www.1708gallery.org/
This year’s artist schedule:
SHIFT 1 (1:00-2:00) SHIFT 2 (2:10-3:10) SHIFT 3 (3:20-4:20) Katie Baines Betsy Bannan Ross Browne Leigh Anne Chambers Gerry Bannan Amy Chan Suzannah Fields Shaylen Broughton Tom Chenoweth Carole Garmon Nico Cathcart Jamie Douglas Mary Anne Hensley Genesis Chapman Hamilton Glass Morgan Herrin Peter Fraser Jesse Goldstein Erek Jones William Godwin Aimee Joyaux Matt Klimas Jenna Guthrie Matt Lively Anthony Meloro Susannah Haddad Chris Mahonski Sarah Rebekah Byrd Mizer Sarah Hand David More Harrison Moenich Emily Herr Michael-Birch Pierce Valerie Molnar Brooke Inman Debbie Quick Amie Oliver Adah Kanter Travis Robertson Nikki Painter Amelia Langford Josh Rodenburg Charles Piper Jonathan Lee Diego Sanchez Jason Quarles Milk River Arts Mary Scurlock Charlotte Rodenburg Andrew Moore Jon Sheridan Anne Savedge Kevin Orlosky Cameron Spratley Amy Smith Michael Pierce Pam Sutherland Sayaka Suzuki Ralf Schulze Nathan Tersteeg Kendra Wadsworth Susan Singer Megan Zalecki Alison Thompson 1708 Gallery’s 2017-2018 exhibition season is generously supported in part by the Virginia Commission for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts, the Allan & Margot Blank Foundation, Elissa Armstrong, Marland Buckner & Melody Barnes, Deborah Boschen, Mike Schewel & Priscilla Burbank, John Ryan & Wesley Chenault, Molly Dodge, Sarah & Josh Eckhardt, Susan Ferrell & John Freeman, Sasha Waters-Freyer & John Freyer , Richard Douglas & Suzanna Fields, Wendy Goodman, Steve Humble, Kiyomi Iwata, Susan & John Jamieson, Pam Lawton, Michael Lease, Katie & Danny MacNelly, Sara Wilson McKay, Lucy Meade, Cheairs & Sarah Porter, Pam & Bill Royall, Nick Royall, Tracy Kemp Stallings & Tom Stallings, Leigh Suggs, Marcia & Harry Thalhimer, Julie & Paul Weissend, and Courtnie Wolfgang.
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